Benton Community School District

Yesterday the BC girls golf team played in the WaMaC West Divisional at Vinton Country Club. The girls took 2nd place overall with a team score of 351. Halle Sobaski was the overall tournament champion with a 76. Team Results: Williamsburg 346 Benton 351 Clear Creek-Amana 369 South Tama 403 Vinton-Shellsburg 454 Benton Individual Results Halle Sobaski- 76 (Tournament Medalist) Bristol Kahle- 89 (6th Place) Madelyn Kenny- 90 (7th Place) Hailey Suiter- 96 Avery Kramer- 96 Katelyn Covington- 109

BC soccer girls host Wapello -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Benton Girls' Soccer Monday, May 5, 2025, at Van Horne Benton 8, Wapello 0 Assists: Sandreana Lamer 1 Goals: Sandreana Lamer 1, Ava Rinholen 1, Aubrey Kelly 1, Dani Werning 1, Ashlee Michels 3, Haley McMahon 1 Shots on goal: Kiera Coffin 6, Sandreana Lamer 4, Ava Rinholen 6, Marin Mitchell 1, Maci Andrew 2, Aubrey Kelly 1, Dani Werning 11, Ashlee Michels 8, Haley McMahon 11 Saves: Morgan Brown 3 Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Van Horne No. 12 Center Point-Urbana at Benton

BC track teams travel to Marion -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Marion Co-ed Invite Monday, May 5, 2025, at Marion Boys results Benton place-winners High jump - 1 Eli Patterson 6-4, 5 Kaleb Haydwn 5-8 Long jump - 6 Kaden Wright 17-04.25, 7 Asa Frese 17-2 Shot put - 1 Carter Holmes 45-0 Discus - 3 Carter Holmes 142-7 800 medley - 6 Brayden Butler, Braden Mell, Jayce Plummer, Colton Croneman 1:44.91 3200 - 4 Brian Arazia 12:05.86 4x800 - 2 Jayden Beck, Noah Pickart, Caleb Olson, Jack Lange 8:37.40 Shuttle hurdle - 1 Owen Von Ahsen, Brody Timmerman, Will Schanbacher, Eli Patterson 1:02.36 100 - 6 Evan Martin 12.02 1600 medley - 6 Brayden Suiter, Jordan Guldner, Kaleb Hayden, Cade Volesky 4:05.71 4x200 - 1 Gavin Brooks, Gabe Pugh, Brody Timmerman, Owen Von Ahsen 1:31.72 110 hurdles - 1 Eli Patterson 16.07, 4 Evan Patterson 17.24 800 6 Jayden Beck 2:11.76 200 - 5 Evan Martin 24.30, 6 Jayce Plummer 24.31 400 hurdles - 1 Brock Corrigan 1:00.6, 4 Joel Hacker 1:06.44 4x100 - 5 Evan Martin, Brayden Suiter, Jayce Plummer, Brod Timmerman 46.54 4x400 - 1 Gavin Brooks, Will Schanbacher, Gabe Pugh, Owen Von Ahsen 3:27.29 Team scores 1 CPU 146 2 Benton Comm 108 3 Marion 96 4 IC, Liberty 93 5 Anamosa 55 6 North Linn 37 7 Springville 33 8 Mt Vernon 12 Girls' results Long jump - 4 Brynnlee Seeck 15-03.25 Shot put - 3 Ana Glawe 36-7.5 Discus 2 Ana Glawe 199-2 800 medley - 3 Ashlyn Drahos, Reagan Brooks, Alexis Sexton, Layna DeMoss 1:58.44 3000 - 5 Emma King 13:34.88 4x800 - Abbie Jones, June Fishcer, Kenna Lennie, Avery Franzenburg 10:38.40 Shuttle hurdle - 4 Haiden Moore, Belle Werner, Mabry Sadler, Sophia Seeck 1:14.53 1600 medley - 3 Ashlyn Drahos, Alexis Sexton, Anna Embretson, Haddie Kroneman 4:35.57 4x200 - 5 Brynnlee Seeck, June Fisher, Reagan Brooks, Mya McCarville 1:54.39 100 hurdles - 4 Belle Werner 17.66, 5 Mabry Sadler 17.66 4x100 - 6 Brynnlee Seeck, Sophia Seeck, Haiden Moore, Regan Brooks 54.31 4x400 - 3 Mya McCarville, June Fisher, Anna Embretson, Libi Frese 4:20.02 Team scores 1 Marion 164 2 Solon 128 3 CR Kennedy 78 4 CPU 76 5 Benton Comm 55 6 Springville 46 7 North Linn 26 8 Williamsburg 12

Today is National School Nurse Day! Thank you for all of your help, support and compassion.

Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!

BENTON ALUMNI - WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Please complete the Benton Community Graduation Survey. The Survey can be found at https://forms.gle/xe3KwMKkWkB8FLcN9

BC 7th graders visited the Linn Regional Center for a Financial Literacy Fair on Tuesday, May 6th. The fair is an opportunity for our 7th graders to experience what it is like to have monthly expenses. Each student chose a career during their careers exploratory this year, and they will get to spend the monthly salary of their career on a house, car, insurance, cell phone, etc.

#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Benton hosts WaMaC West Golf Tourney -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau 2025 WaMaC West Tournament Monday, May 5, 2025, at Tara Hills Country Club, Van Horne Team standings GRINNELL 299 WILLIAMSBURG 315 VINTON-SHELLSBURG 333 CCA 348 BENTON 349 Top 10 Medalist - Levi Jack GRINNELL 72 Runner-Up - Brandon Thompson GRINNELL 74 3 Braiden Moore BENTON 74 4 Cooper Bott WILLIAMSBURG 75 5 Jake VanCompernolle GRINNELL 76 6 Cameron Gosselink GRINNELL 77 7 Lincoln Stensrud GRINNELL 78 8 Rogan Ackerman WILLIAMSBURG 80 9 Jack Blais VINTON-SHELLSBURG 80 10 Quincy Klingner WILLIAMSBURG 80 11 Robbie Allison WILLIAMSBURG 80 Benton Scores Braiden Moore 36 38 74 Ryan Spina 43 42 85 Trayton Lentner 49 42 91 Kaiser Townsley 52 54 106 Brayden Miller 53 46 99 Braedyn Junge 55 53 108

Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!

Are you tough enough? Attending school regularly is a challenge that makes you stronger.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to our amazing staff of helpful, kind, thoughtful and hardworking teachers! Thank you for all that you do to support our students, families and communities!

Employment opportunities may be found at www.benton.k12.ia.us #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Kirkwood Community College is announcing that their Pistons to Pathways program will be starting this fall in Belle Plaine and Blairstown! In partnership with the Thys Automotive Family, Kirkwood will offer a new learning experience at NO COST to junior and senior high school students. For more information visit http://www.kirkwood.edu/pistons2pathways

Benton girls’ golfers face Marion and South Tama -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Thursday, May 1, 2025, at South Tama Benton 175 South Tama 194 Marion 230 Individual results Medalist Halle Sobaski BENTON 38 Runner-Up Madelyn Kenny BENTON 43 3 Hailey Suiter BENTON 44 4 Taylor Dolezal South Tama 47 5 Jamy Dolash South Tama 47 6 Aubrey Dolezal South Tama 49 7 Landri Albers Marion 49 8 Bristol Kahle BENTON 50 9 Maddy Hitchcock South Tama 51 10 Claire Kearney South Tama 51 11 Katelyn Covington BENTON 52 12 Ella Kopsa South Tama 54 13 Tillie Cahalan Marion 57 14 Kyla Benke Marion 58 15 Taryn Olemann Marion 66 16 Isa Aguilar-Lingo Marion 72 17 Cadence Pastor Marion 76

Track season continues with BC traveling to Clear Creek Amana -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau PACHA RELAYS Tiffin, IA Weather: Cloudy, Wind W 5-10mph, 83% Humidity & 63 Thursday, May 1, 2025 Benton boys place-winners High jump – 1 Eli Patterson 6-5, 8 Kaleb Hayden 5-9 Long jump – 8 Asa Frese 17-6.25 Shot put – 5 Carter Holmes 48-0.25 Discus – 2 Carter Holmes 147-0 3200 – 7 Brian Arazia 11:20.32 4×800 – 5 Jayden Beck, Noah Pickart, Caleb Olson, Jack Lange 8:30.96 Shuttle hurdle – 1 Owen Von Ahsen, Brody Timmerman, Will Schanbacher, Eli Patterson 1:01.77 100 – 5 Brody Timmerman 11.66, 7 Gavin Brooks 11.71 1600 medley – 5 Evan Martin, Brock Corrigan, Jayce Plummer, Ethan Schwake 4:04.63 4×200 – 3 Brody Timmerman, Gabe Pugh, Gavin Brooks, Owen Von Ahsen 1:30.992 110 hurdles – 3 Eli Patterson 16.35 400 hurdles – 1 Owen Von Ahsen 56.01, 3 Will Schanbacher 1:00.06 1600 – 7 Jack Lange 4:51.79, 8 Caleb Olson 4:53.38 4×100 – 7 Evan Martin, Brock Corrigan, Jayce Plummer, Brody Timmerman 46.00 4×400 – 1 Gavin Brooks, Gabe Pugh, Eli Patterson, Owen Von Ahsen 3:30.53 Team scores 1 Clear Ceerk-Amana 161 2 Mt Vernon 102.5 3 Benton Comm 94 4 Tipton 78 5 Regina, IC 48 5 Durant 48 7 Monticello 47 8 Assumption 43 9 Wilton 37 10 CCAJV 36.5 11 Williamsburg 36 12 Anamosa 9 Benton girls’ place-winners Long jump – 4 Alexis Sexton 15-0.75, Brynnlee Seeck 14-5.75 Shot Put – 1 Ana Glawe 37-0.75 Discus – 1 Ana Glawe 119-7 800 medley – 2 Ashlyn Drahos, Ashlee Michels, Alexis Sexton, Mya McCarville 1:58.62 4×800 – 5 Abbie Jones, Haddie Kroneman, June Fisher, Kenna Lennie 10:43.06 Shuttle hurdle – 2 Haiden Moore, Belle Werner, Mabry Sadler, Sophia Seeck 1:09.54 1600 medley – 6 Brynley Lohrer, Evelyn Harris, Ava Collum, Avery Franzenburg 5:01 400 – 3 Anna Embretson 1:06.04, 6 Layna DeMoss 1:08.84 4×200 – 3 Ashlyn Drahos, Alexis Sexton, June Fisher, Ashlee Michels 1:51.47 100 hurdles – 3 Haiden Moore 17.12, 4 Sophia Seeck 17.12 800 – 7 Kenna Lennie 2:45.36 8 Emma King 2:45.64 400 hurdles – 8 Marissa Nolte 1:24.36 1500 – 5 Haddie Kroneman 5:19.43 4×100 – 5 Brynnlee Seeck, Sophia Seeck, Haiden Moore, Ashlee Michels 53.86 4×400 – 4 Mya McCarville, June Fisher, Anna Embretson, Libi Frese 4:21.97 Team scores 1 Clear Creek-Amana 165 2 Williamsburg 145 3 Tipton 129 4 Benton Comm 94 5 Durant 47.5 6 Regina, IC 46 7 Assumption 42.5 8 Anamosa 37 9 CCAJV 16

Today is School Lunch Hero Day! Thank you to our amazing school lunch heroes who work hard every day to provide nutritious and delicious meals for our students.

Spread the word. MS Boys Track meet canceled!

May is School Board Recognition Month! Jason Schanbacher, District #1 Theresa Thompson, District #2, Board President Matt Nolte, District #3 Scott Shaw, District #4 Aric Becker, District #5 Brenda Werning, District #6 Emily Kaiser, District #7, Board Vice President Thank you to our School Board members for your service and dedication to Benton Community School District!

Benton has a busy week of soccer -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Girls’ soccer Monday, April 28, 2025, at Williamsburg BC 1, Williamsburg 1 Statistics are coming. Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Solon Solon 9, Benton 0 Statistics are coming Thursday, May 1, 2025 South Tama at Benton, 5 p.m. Boys’ soccer Monday, April 28, 2925, at Williamsburg Benton 2, No. 5 Williamsburg 2 Assists: Ryan Koehler 1, Elijah Kupka 1 Goals: Casey Gessner 1, Weston Kaestner 1 Shots on goal: Ryan Koehler 2, Gessner 3, Elijah Kupka 3, Luke Lange 1, Weston Kaestner 1 Saves: Troy Kupka 13 Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Solon Benton 2, Solon 1 Assists: Ryan Koehler 1 Goals: Jamie Myers 1, Elijah Kupka 1 Shots on goal: Jamie Myers 1, Elijah Kupka 1, Ryan Koehler 1 Saves: Troy Kupka 13